Lyrics & Music: Ian McLeish & James H. Robinson
 

1.
Sitting all alone, playing my songs to an empty room;
Sometimes my voice goes and gets a little bit out of tune -
I can't help it, I've got tears in my eyes -
I can't help it, I've got clouds in my skies -
Over you...

2.
Your lies were something I could never see through;
Sometimes I wish, baby, that it had been me that burned you -
But the way you kissed me turned out to be right -
And you got me wishing it would happen tonight -
With you...

Bridge.
A year's come and gone since you said goodbye;
It looks like all your promises turned out to be lies -
Baby, baby, you turned out to be
A master of disguise.

3.
Well I'm sitting here singing to an empty room;
Sometimes my voice goes and gets a little bit out of tune -
Most of the time I've got tears in my eyes -
My verses don't rhyme, I've got clouds in my skies -
Over you...
 
 

Copyright: 1977 Ian McLeish & Jim Robinson
Published: 1977 McMusic Ltd. CAPAC
Renewed: 1994 Mousehole Music SOCAN
 
 

CHUCK: Drums
IAN: Acoustic guitar, bass synthesizer, lead vocal
JOHN: Electric guitar

Background vocals:Chuck, Dave, John, Ian M., Ian P.
 

Master Of Disguise - Ottawa, Spring 1977.
Jim and I didn't write together that often. We sort of had a Lennon and McCartney-type relationship, where one of us would hear the other's latest song and that would be the inspiraton to come up with something new, too... But Jim came to me one day with the first two lines and the chords for the verses. I added the next two lines off the top of my head, and we finished 'Master of Disguise' that day. Collaboration is something I really enjoy.